Vargas Fine After Injuring Ankle

Two weeks of progress threatened to be derailed on a warm, sunny afternoon inside Crew
Stadium.

With the Crew conducting an intrasquad scrimmage, forward Olman Vargas was again working with
the first unit when he went down in a heap near midfield. He walked off the field with assistance
and went straight to the locker room, but afterward he told me the ankle is fine and he will still
be available for Saturday's home opener against Montreal.

When Vargas went to the sideline, he was replaced by trialist Aaron Schoenfeld. The former
Montreal castoff has acquitted himself well with the Crew and is on the verge of signing with the
squad. With the roster at the maximum of 30 players, the team will have to cut someone to bring him
on board.

Two days after telling me he would need a full week of practice in order to be ready for the
home opener, Carlos Mendes watched the scrimmage from the sidelines.

Here is what the first team looked like prior to the Vargas injury:

Renteria Vargas

Anor Urso Mirosevic Gaven

Francis Marshall O'Rourke Miranda

Hesmer

I caught up with Anor after practice and will have more on him tomorrow, but by replacing Ethan
Finlay in relief of the injured Dilly Duka I think it's fair to say he's a candidate to start
Saturday.